Joseph Crehan
Biography
Joseph Crehan was an American actor whose screen career ran from 1916 to 1965 and took in more than 300 films. Born in Baltimore, he studied at Calvert Hall College and Kent College of Law before drama drew him away. He began on stage in 1907 with the Chestnut Street Theater's stock company in Philadelphia, then acted in Baltimore, Boston and Washington, and later with the Morosco Stock Company in Los Angeles. Early roles were in light comedy, and he moved into character parts in his late thirties. His Broadway work included Twentieth Century, Lilly Turner and Those We Love. He was best known for playing Ulysses S. Grant, a part he played nine times between 1939 and 1958, with the general appearing in Union Pacific and in They Died with Their Boots On. In 1961 he appeared in the Western series Bat Masterson, billed as Joe Crehan. He died in 1966.
82years old at death
- Born Baltimore
- Died Hollywood
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
Movie Career
- Films
- 37
- Career span
- 21 years1934 to 1955
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A first
Crehan portrayed Ulysses S. Grant on nine occasions from 1939 to 1958, with his best remembered turns as Grant coming in Union Pacific and They Died with Their Boots On.
A first
By June 1939, Crehan had played Grant in 42 films. He appeared as the general in 31 of them and as the president in 11.
First role
Crehan's career started in 1907 in Philadelphia, where he became a member of the stock company of the Chestnut Street Theater.
A change of course
Crehan attended Calvert Hall College and then Kent College of Law, but he left the law school because his interest in drama was stronger.
Joseph Crehan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Curtiz directed four of these films, Raoul Walsh two and Lloyd Bacon two. Humphrey Bogart appears in seven of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Humphrey Bogart's page
Barton MacLane's page
Allen Jenkins's page
Joe Sawyer's page
Olin Howland's page
Bette Davis's page
Michael CurtizDirector, 4 films, 1934 to 1938
All films by Michael Curtiz
All films by Raoul Walsh
All films by Lloyd Bacon
Also three films together16 more actors
- Edward G. RobinsonBrother Orchid (1940), Kid Galahad (1937) and Bullets or Ballots (1936)
- Frank McHughThe Roaring Twenties (1939), Bullets or Ballots (1936) and Page Miss Glory (1935)
- Lyle TalbotGambler's Choice (1944), Page Miss Glory (1935) and The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
- Wade BotelerHit the Ice (1943), Billy The Kid Returns (1938) and Front Page Woman (1935)
- John RidgelyBrother Orchid (1940), The Return of Doctor X (1939) and You Can't Get Away with Murder (1939)
- Donald MacBrideThe Brute Man (1946), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and Love Crazy (1941)
- Mary TreenHands Across the Border (1944), Page Miss Glory (1935) and The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
- Selmer JacksonDangerous Money (1946), Here Comes Mr. Jordan (1941) and Front Page Woman (1935)
- Harry C. BradleyCity Without Men (1943), Gold Diggers of 1937 (1936) and Front Page Woman (1935)
- Sheldon LeonardGambler's Choice (1944), City Without Men (1943) and Hit the Ice (1943)
- Charles C. WilsonThe Return of Doctor X (1939), Earthworm Tractors (1936) and The Case of the Lucky Legs (1935)
- Milton ParsonsDick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947), Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) and Dick Tracy (1945)
- Ernie AlexanderThe Roaring Twenties (1939), Front Page Woman (1935) and Page Miss Glory (1935)
- Joe KingYou Can't Get Away with Murder (1939), Bullets or Ballots (1936) and Front Page Woman (1935)
- Lyle LatellDick Tracy Meets Gruesome (1947), Dick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946) and Dick Tracy (1945)
- Morgan ConwayDick Tracy vs. Cueball (1946), Dick Tracy (1945) and Brother Orchid (1940)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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